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Government of Punjab, Pakistan

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Field	Value
name_of_province	Punjab, Pakistan Government of the Punjab
emblem	[[File:Coat of arms of Punjab.svg	150px	center]]
Provincial_flag	[[File:Flag of Punjab.svg	200px	center]]
seat_of_government	Lahore
name_of_governor	Sardar Saleem Haider Khan
name_of_chief_minister	Maryam Nawaz
name_of_chief_secretary	Zahid Akhtar Zaman
legislative_assembly	Punjab Assembly
speaker	Malik Ahmad Khan
member_in_assembly	371
high_court	Lahore High Court
chief_justice_of_high_court	Malik Shehzad Ahmed Khan
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The Government of the Punjab (Punjabi, ) is the provincial government of the Pakistani province of the Punjab. It is based in Lahore, the provincial capital. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the Constitution, in which 41 districts come under its authority and jurisdiction. The government includes the cabinet, selected from members the Punjab Provincial Assembly, and the non-political civil staff within each department. The province is governed by a unicameral legislature with the head of government known as the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister, invariably the leader of a political party represented in the Assembly, selects members of the Cabinet. The Chief Minister and Cabinet are thus responsible for the functioning of government and are entitled to remain in office so long as it maintains the confidence of the elected Assembly. The head of the province is known as the Governor, appointed by the federal government, on behalf of the President. The administrative and executive boss of the province is the Chief Secretary Punjab and they head all the provincial departments and the provincial cabinet.

The Punjab province is the country's most populous region and is home to the Punjabis and various other groups. Neighbouring provinces of Pakistan are Sindh to the south, Balochistan to the south-west and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-west, as well as Azad Jammu and Kashmir to the north and Islamabad Capital Territory to the north-west. It also shares International border with Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east and Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to the north. The main languages are Punjabi and Urdu and the provincial capital is Lahore. The name Punjab literally translates from Persian into the words 'Panj' (پانج) five, and 'Aab' (آب) water respectively, which can be translated as "five water" (hence the poetic name land of the five rivers), referring to the Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum rivers. Part of the Indus river also lies in Punjab, but it is not considered one of the "five" rivers.

Departments

There are 41 departments in the Punjab government. Each Department is headed by a provincial Minister (elected member of the provincial assembly) and a provincial Secretary (a civil servant of usually BPS-20, 21, or BPS-22). All ministers and Secretaries report to the Chief Minister and Chief Secretary, who are the Chief Executive. The Chief Secretary Punjab is a BPS-22 grade bureaucrat. The Chief Secretary is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

In addition to these departments, there are several Autonomous Bodies and Attached Departments that report directly to either the Secretaries or the Chief Secretary. Punjab is the largest Province by population. For better management, Sub Secretariat and Additional Inspector General (IG) South Punjab office in Multan was established by the government.

List of departments

Planning & Development Board
- Planning & Development Department
Services, General Administration, Coordination Department
- Services Wing
- General Administration Wing
- Inter Provincial Coordination Wing
- I&C Wing
- Training Management & Research Management Wing
Anti-Corruption Establishment
Local Government and Community Development Department
Home Department
Chief Minister's Inspection, Enquiries & Implementation Team
Universities and Boards Department
Food Department
Finance Department
Energy Department
Health Department
Communication and Works Department
Culture, Tourism, Antiquities & Archives Department
Works & Services Department
Information and culture Department
- Punjab Council of Arts
Excise and taxation department
Population Welfare Department
Labor & Human Resources Department
Law & Parliamentary Affairs Department
Irrigation Department
Highway Department
Agriculture Department
Literacy & non-formal basic education department
Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries department
- South Punjab Forest Company
Information, Science & Technology Department
Cooperative Department
Women Development Department
Transport & Mass Transit Department
Industries, commerce and investment department
Human Settlement Department
Social Welfare Department
Mines & Minerals Development Department
Rehabilitation Department
Sports & Youth Affairs Department
Housing, Urban Development, and Public Health Engineering Department
Higher Education Department
School Education Department
Environment, Climate Change & Coastal Development Department
Investment Department
Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department
Human Rights and Minorities Affairs Department

Autonomous Bodies and Attached Departments

Punjab Information Technology Board
Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
Punjab Higher Education Commission
Punjab Commission on the Status of Women
Punjab Khal Panchayat Authority
Punjab Masstransit Authority
Punjab Food Authority
Punjab Forensic Science Agency
Punjab Employees Social Security Institution (PESSI)

Legislature

The Punjab Assembly is a unicameral legislature with 297 elected members, 66 seats reserved for women and 8 seats reserved for non-Muslims)

References

"Zahid Akhtar Zaman Assumes Charge as Chief Secretary Punjab".
"Provincial Departments | Punjab Portal". punjab.gov.pk.
"Punjab Assembly".

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